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A. M. BURR WASHBOARD Filed Sept. 17. 1923 atto: m4,

Patented May 13, 1924.

UNITED TES ALlCE lili. BURR, 0T;

Application filed September 1'?,

To all fio/"tom 'it fina/y conce/1% Be it known that l, Amon M. Bunn,citi- Zen of the United States, residing Bardane, in the county ofJefferson and Stat-e of "N est Virginia, have invented certain new anduseful linproveinents in Vilash boards, of Which the following is aspes-itiM cation.

This invention relates to Wash boards and it has for its object toprovide a siinple and eflicient Wash board ivith a inetal rub surfacewhich shall be very durable, While at the same tiine providing forquiclier and easier Washing of the goods.

'lhe primary object of 'the invention is to provide a Wash board whichen'ibraces the desired qualities of simplicity, dnrability andefficiency in operation.

A further object of the invention is to provide a Wash board having ainetal rub surface which is perviene and possesses every quality for thethorough Washing or rubbing of goods, the board further einboeying aplace of rest for the soap When the latter is `not in use, so formed asto insure draining of the Water frein the soap during that tii'ne,

@ther objects will appear as the nature of the invention is betterunderstood and the saine consists in the novel forni, combination andarrangement of parts hereinafter more fully described, shown in theaccompanying drawing and claiined.

ln the drawing, wherein lilre reference characters indicatecorresponding parts in the tvvo views:

Figure l is a front elevational view of a Washboard constructed inaccordance with the present invention, and

Figure 2 is a fragmentary enlarged transverse sectional vievv thereof.

Referring more in detail to the drawing, the Washboard consists of aframe constructed in any preferred or Well known manner, and consistingof opposite side bars 5 preferably having inner side grooves at 6, andconnected rigidly by ineans of upper and lower transverse or cross bars7 and 8 respectively, said bars 7 and 8 being also preferably providedWith central longitudinal grooves upon their inner sides.

The rub surface consists of a Woven Wire fabric in which the series oflongitudinal Warp Wires l0 are Woven or interlaced about the series oftransverse weft Wires l0, said vveft Wires being also interlacedreversely about the longitudinal Warp Wires l0, so as to have an angularprojection at each side of the warp wires, as shown at ll, 'in lifietiieThe warp and iveft wires ruit ly spacer apart so that the fabricrectangular' inesh Wit-h the employed is of wires closely related tosuch an extent as to not leave too .large spaces between the Wire.

The Warp and weft Wires at the edges of the Wire fabric are bent arounda heavy yvire rectangular frame, as indicated at 12 in Figure 2, so'that a substantially rigid construction is had for preventing` the Warpand weft Wires loosening and unravelling at the edges, the frame l2being seated Within the grooves 6 of the various fran'ie bars 5, Y and8.

Disposed against opposite sides of the rub surface or Wire 'fabric andrigidly connecting the side fraine bars 5 adjacent to but spaced frointhe france bar 7 are further transverse bars, one of Which is shown atl?,- in Figure l. The bars 7 and 13 and the Wire fabric therebetween,together with the adjacent nortions of the side :traine bars 5 provide asoap boi: at both sides of the board, the bottoni of which is perviousfoi permitting ready draining of the Water frein the soap.

ln case a single surface board is desired, with cross bar only employedat one side of the board, the other side of the rub surface inay beprovided with longitndinal reinforcing ui'ires la consisting of heavytwisted Wire nieniliers of con'iparatively rigid form which are spacedsubstantially equal distances from each other and from the side bars 5and which have their ends rigidly connected in any desired or preferredmanner to the top and bottoni traine bars 7 and 8. l-einforcing bars orheavy Wires 14- are positioned so as to contact the surface of the rubsurface and by reason of the position of the saine, said rub surface iseffectively braced and supported against strains iniposed thereon duringthe Washing operation, thus insuring a longer life of the board.

rfhe Wires comprising the Woven Wire fabric rub surface and the fraine12 as well as the reinforcing bars 14; may be inade of Zinc, aluminum,or any other suitable metal that will not readily rust.

lt will, of course, be understood that the franie of the wash board willbe constructed in any suitable inanner other than that described and maybe made of Wood or instal (lil and it will be understood that changes inthe forni, proportion and the minor details of construction may beresorted Vto Without departing from the spirit and scope vof theinvention as claimed.

lNliat I claim as new is:

l. In a Wash board, the coinbinationfwithy posed upon one surfaceof'said Ywirefabric to provide a soap box at the upper .end .of

the board having a pervious bottoni foi-ined.,v

by a portion of said fabric, and relatively iigid longitudinalreinforcing Wires disposed against theotlier surface of thel Wire fabricand Connecting the top and bottom frame bars.

Q. In a wash board, the combination with opposed side frame bars rigidlyconnected by upper and lower transverse fraine bars, a woven Wire fabricrub surface supported between the upper, lower and side frame bars, atransverse bar connecting the side frame bars adjacent the upper framebai' and spaced -frorn the latter as Well as disposed upon oiie lsurfaceof said Wire fabric to provide a soap box lat the upper end of the boardhaving a' pervious bottoni -foi'nied by a portion of said fabric, andrelatively rigid longitudinal reinforcing Wires disposed-'against theother surface of the Wire fabricand connecting the top and bottoni framebars, 'said reinforcing wires consist ing of twisted wires and beingsubstantially -uniforin and spaced apart froin each other `and from the'side frame'bars.l i

' In testimony whereof I aflixiny signature.

`ALICE M. Bunn.

